AP - Rebecca Soni of the United States has won a gold medal in the women's 200-meter breaststroke at the Beijing Olympics, beating world record-holder Leisel Jones and erasing the Aussie's world-best time.

AP - Michael Phelps has qualified second-fastest for the 100-meter butterfly semifinals, minutes after winning his sixth gold medal of the Beijing Olympics.

AP - Jake Peavy outpitched Ben Sheets with seven strong innings Thursday and the San Diego Padres snapped the Milwaukee Brewers' eight-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory.

AP - No runner-up finish to her friend and rival this time. Nastia Liukin won the biggest prize of all.

AP - Michael Phelps collected the sixth gold medal and stuffed it in his warmup jacket. No time to even savor that one as he rushed off to swim again.

AFP - Aston Villa striker John Carew signed a one-year contract extension on Thursday.

AP - The Milwaukee Brewers and CC Sabathia cruised to another easy win Wednesday night, the team capturing its eighth in a row and the big left-hander his 10th straight decision.

AP - Suspended cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones says he has sent a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell asking to be allowed to play this season.

AP - Roger Federer's bid for his first Olympic singles medal has ended with a loss to American James Blake. With the sort of lackluster performance that was once unthinkable for Federer, he was eliminated in the quarterfinals on Thursday night. Meanwhile, Serena and Venus Williams both lost as well.

AP - The U.S. Olympic team stopped the pick-and-rolls — and just about everything else Greece tried.